Latest news
- April 22, 2006 Joël van Noort won the German Open Championship 2006. Check out the full results.
- April 18, 2006 Updated the time schedule. Changed some formats of the events.
- April 10, 2006 Registration is closed. All registered competitors received an update via e-mail.
- March 29, 2006 Because one person had to cancel his registration we have 1 free place left!
- March 25, 2006 Registration is closed! We have 50 competitors now. Only in special cases will we allow more competitors, courtesy of the organiser.
- March 24, 2006 We already have 48 competitors registered. Only 2 places left! Registration is open until April 1! On Friday night we have 46 people staying at the youth hostel!
- February 28, 2006 We already have 36 competitors registered. Make sure you register early, because we will limit the number of competitors to 50!
Organisation
The German Open 2006 will be organised by Speedcubing.com together with World Cube Association and volunteers.
During the championship the official WCA regulations will be applied.
Results of the championship will be added to the official WCA World Ranking.
The championship will be held during German Cube Day 2006, a big international gathering of puzzle fans, which includes a puzzle market and some lectures. Pictures of previous editions can be found via the Events page.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact organiser Ron van Bruchem.
All competitors must be registered before April 1, 2006.
Before the competition starts all competitors can practice on the official timing equipment: the Stackmat timer.
All puzzle brands may be used during the competition, as long as the puzzles comply to the WCA regulations.
All competitors must be available for scrambling and judging. Before the competition the organiser will inform you about the plans.
Events
Friday night: 2x2x2, Square-1, Megaminx, Clock, Master Magic and 3x3x3 One-handed.
Saturday: 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Magic, 3x3x3 With feet.
We are focusing on having a good competition, but also having some spare time to be able to walk around, talk and buy/sell/trade puzzles.
Provisional time schedule
Friday night
Event | Round | Time limit (minutes) | Format | #Competitors | Start time |
Registration | | | | | 19:00 |
Rubik's Clock | final | 1 | mean of 3 | 22 | 19:30 |
Rubik's 2x2x2 Cube | combined final | 1 1 | best of 2 average of 5 | 32 6 | 20:15 |
Square-1 | final | 3 | mean of 3 | 6 | 21:00 |
Rubik's Master Magic | final | 0:30 | average of 5 | 9 | 21:30 |
Megaminx | combined final | 5 5 | best of 1 mean of 3 | 9 3 | 21:45 |
Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube one-handed | combined final | 2 1:30 | best of 2 average of 5 | 18 6 | 22:15 |
Saturday
Event | Round | Time limit (minutes) | Format | #Competitors | Start time |
Registration | | | | | 09:00 |
Rubik's Magic | final | 0:30 | average of 5 | 26 | 09:30 |
Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube | first round | 2 | average of 5 | 46 | 09:50 |
Rubik's 5x5x5 Cube | combined final | 6 5 5 | best of 1 best of 2 average of 5 | 21 10 6 | 11:50 |
Lunch | | | | | 12:45 |
Rubik's 4x4x4 Cube | combined final | 4 3 3 | best of 1 best of 2 average of 5 | 32 16 6 | 13:15 |
Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube blindfolded | final | 20 for 2 solves | best of 2 | 18 | 14:30 |
Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube with feet | final | 5 | best of 1 | 5 | 16:00 |
Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube | final | 2 | average 5 | 12 | 16:15 |
Winner's Ceremony | | | | | 16:50 |
Note:
- In the events with a combined final, all competitors have at least one attempt. Immediately after that, the best competitors continue with more attempts, finally making an average of 5.
- Geir Ugelstad will do a speed blindfolded solving event, where only the time of solving blindfolded counts.
- Thomas Kohn and Milán Baticz will do a multiple blindfolded solving event, solving 4 or more cubes blindfolded.
Prizes
There will be some trophies to be divided among the category winners.
Competitors
The following competitors are currently registered for German Open 2006.
# | Name | Country | 333 | 222 | 444 | 555 | 333bf | 333oh | mgc | mmgc | clock | sq1 | minx | 333ft | accomp. |
1 | Ron van Bruchem | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
2 | Sean Connolly | United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 |
3 | Gunnar Krig | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Stefan Pochmann | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
5 | Stijn van Gils | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 0 |
6 | Sander Hendrickx | Belgium | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 0 |
7 | Dan Harris | United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
8 | Jaap Scherphuis | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 |
9 | Josef Jelinek | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 0 |
10 | Ton Dennenbroek | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 |
11 | Petra Uhlirova | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
12 | Geir Ugelstad | Norway | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
13 | Hans van der Zijden | Netherlands | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 |
14 | Thomas Kohn | Germany | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 |
15 | Tobias Daneels | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 0 |
16 | Michel Bechtatou | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 0 |
17 | Ruben Geels | Netherlands | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 |
18 | Erik Akkersdijk | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
19 | Lars Vandenbergh | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 0 |
20 | Olivér Nagy | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 |
21 | Heiko Kohn | Germany | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 |
22 | Gábor Szabó | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 0 |
23 | Markus Pirzer | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 |
24 | John Ismael Ugelstad | Norway | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
25 | Arjan Bosse | Netherlands | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
26 | Joël van Noort | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
27 | Kĺre Krig | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
28 | Reiner Thomsen | Germany | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
29 | Milán Baticz | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 |
30 | Maarten Stoelhorst | Netherlands | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 |
31 | Mitko Prodanov | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 |
32 | István Kocza | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 0 |
33 | Norbert Hantos | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 0 |
34 | Thomas Boßmann | Germany | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 |
35 | Gilles van den Peereboom | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 0 |
36 | Alexander Ooms | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 |
37 | Jimmy Coll | Belgium | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
38 | Henrik Buus Aagaard | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
39 | Kristine Buus Aagaard | Denmark | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
40 | Constantin Ceausu | Romania | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 0 |
41 | Zsolt Vincze | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 |
42 | Ádám Fischer | Hungary | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
43 | Oliver Wolff | Germany | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 |
44 | Zoltán Schindler | Hungary | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 |
45 | Daniel Niemann | Germany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
46 | Maureen Ooms | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 |
47 | Thomas Scheinpflug | Germany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
48 | Róbert Örkényi | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 |
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TOTAL | | 10 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
German Cube Day 2006
German Cube Day is only open to preregistered visitors. One guest per competitor is reasonable. All guests must be registered!
Entrance fee for German Cube Day is 15 euro per person (10 euro for NKC members). This includes coffee/tea/cake, refreshments and lunch.
More information on German Cube Day 2006 will follow.
Hotel
A large group of competitors will be staying at Jugendgästehaus Gütersloh.
That is where we will also organise the Friday night events.
Competitors coming from abroad can contact Ron. Maybe we can help you with sharing rooms or travelling or whatever.
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